The case file in relation to the murder of political activist Courtney Crum-Ewing was recently re-sent to the police and recommendations were made for them to conduct further investigations in order to determine the intellectual authors behind the execution.
This discoloure was made yesterday morning by Crime Chief Wendell Blanhum, following the Guyana Police Force’s 177th Anniversary Route March.
Blanhum told reporters that the force’s legal advisor had re-sent the file to his office with recommendations to conduct further investigations.
He said, “Basically we have to coduct further investigations as to who are the intellectual authors.”
Crum-Ewing was shot dead on the evening of March 10, 2015 at Diamond, East Bank Demerara, where he was urging residents to vote against the incumbent PPP/C at the May 11 general elections. He was shot five times, including three times in the head.
For weeks prior to his death, he had held a one-man protest outside then attorney general Anil Nandlall’s office, calling for his resignation over controversial statements he made during a telephone conversation with a Kaieteur News reporter that was made public. Nandlall has since denied any involvement in Crum-Ewing’s murder.
On August 7, last year Regan Rodrigues called ‘Grey Boy’ was charged with Crum-Ewing’s murder after ballistics tests carried out on an illegal .32-calibre gun found at Rodrigues’ Georgetown residence linked it to the murder scene.
He was also charged with illegal possession of the gun and ammunition. On January 11, he was freed of the gun and ammunition charges following a trial.
Rajput Narine, the ex-bodyguard of Nandlall was also taken into custody on August 7 last year and questioned but was released without being charged.
During the investigations earlier this year high-profile People Progressive Party (PPP) member Kwame McCoy, Jason Abdulla, Shawn Hinds and another man were taken into custody by ranks of the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) for questioning. But they too were later released.
